WhatsApp down reports are on the rise, with users of the chat app reporting thousands of issues.

Independent outage monitor Down Detector has seen a huge spike in WhatsApp down reports today.

At the time of writing almost 4,000 reports have been made. 

Halstead Gazette:

Problems - reports have flooded in

Out of those affected, 73 per cent are having problems with the WhatsApp last seen feature while 24 per cent are having connection issues.

The Down Detector outage map says the WhatsApp issues are affecting users in the UK, Europe and US.